Captian's Log Short: The Dark Thing on the Beach 27 Oct 2021 The lighthouse stood, not perfectly straight, on the very extreme of the craggy bluff. It leaned as men are known to lean when they want to catch sight of something…
Captian's Log Poem: The Sacrament of Sleep 22 Oct 2021 What happens in the silent spell between the dusk and dawn? Upon this darkness long I dwell now that the day is gone. Methinks that half the world is mad,…
Captian's Log Poem: Chorale of the Stars 14 Oct 202115 Oct 2021 The secret whispers of the night,like whisps of fog across the moon,enchant within that sacred light.Hear it now, "The time is soon." The gentle chorale of the stars, their everpresent…
Captian's Log Poem: Along Life’s Way 17 Sep 2021 The darkness lay before the man along the road he knew he had to walk. He stared into that shadowed veil. Anon, to no one did he talk: "What's now…
Captian's Log Short Story: In the Darkness 9 Sep 2021 The patient was quiet. He had stopped straining against the straitjacket and now sat slumped over in the corner, his wild, uncombed hair covering his face. You could just see…
Captian's Log Drabble: A Ghostly Light 17 Aug 2021 The ghost's soft glow passed from window to window. Hidden, crouching in the underbrush, I watched the transparent figure traverse the long hall. The crumbling, tattered house stood alone within…
Captian's Log Drabble: Black Heavens 16 Aug 2021 You could hear the distant showers climbing over the hill, and feel the air grow colder with every breath. The sky was darkening, and white explosions of lightning streaked through…
Captian's Log A Scene: Into the Dark 3 Aug 2021 Water drenched the wretched castaways as the waves consumed the sundered ship. The cold sea crept in all around them as the frothing, turning spill rose over their chests. Dark…
Captian's Log Dreams of Darkness 20 Jul 2021 It has been observed that space is cold, but how do I make you understand the deep and abiding chill which settles in the astronaut’s bones after years and decades…